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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kammerdiner" data-source="post: 1600922" data-attributes="member: 75300">I'll grant that China may well get through this economic stage to something better (it's not yet a given, however). My concern is that we tend to see what's happening as the ONLY way towards progress: first you ruin everything, then, with all the money you've made, you try to repair some of the damage. And of course, as Europe and North America know too well, most of what you lost ain't never coming back. You live with the remains.First, I believe it's not the only way for developing countries to prosper (there appears to be a substantial rural counter-movement in places like India, for instance). Second, I do think it's tempting to say this model of progress is unavoidable, and then, presumably with a clean conscience, go on a shopping binge.I've succumbed to that myself; I just won't let myself off the hook.Mark</blockquote>